Coding for DX9 isn't hard but adding DX9 compatibility to a DX10 / DX11 game isn't easy. It's time consuming and unnecessary in most cases.

I'm acutally happy because this will finally make some people upgrade and stop holding the rest of us back. I know of at least a dozen games which will be released before the end of the year that use DX10 / DX11 only.

Coding for DX9 isn't hard but adding DX9 compatibility to a DX10 / DX11 game isn't easy. It's time consuming and unnecessary in most cases.

I'm acutally happy because this will finally make some people upgrade and stop holding the rest of us back. I know of at least a dozen games which will be released before the end of the year that use DX10 / DX11 only.

What about those like myself who can't afford a $200-300 card to play DX10/11 games decently?